Gadhada II 16

Swarūpniṣhṭhā ne Dharmaniṣhṭhānu

Samvat 1878nā Bhādaravā sudi 10 dashmīne divas Swāmī Shrī Sahajānandjī Mahārāj Shrī Gaḍhaḍā madhye Dādā Khācharnā darabārmā Shrī Vāsudev Nārāyaṇnā mandir pāse pāṭ upar virājmān hatā ane sarva shvet vastra dhāraṇ karyā hatā ane potānā mukhārvindnī āgaḷ munimanḍaḷ tathā desh-deshnā haribhaktanī sabhā bharāīne beṭhī hatī.

Pachhī Muktānand Swāmīe prashna pūchhyo je, “Ek to Arjunnī peṭhe je swarūpniṣhṭhā ane bījī Yudhiṣhṭhir Rājānī peṭhe je dharmaniṣhṭhā - e be niṣhṭhā chhe, temāthī je swarūpniṣhṭhānu baḷ rākhe tene dharmaniṣhṭhā moḷī paḍī jāy chhe ane je dharmaniṣhṭhānu baḷ rākhe tene swarūpniṣhṭhā moḷī paḍī jāy chhe. Māṭe evo sho upāya chhe je, jeṇe karīne e bemāthī eke niṣhṭhā moḷī na paḍe?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je,⁵⁸ “Pṛuthvīno ne Dharmano Shrīmad Bhāgwatnā Pratham Skandhne viṣhe samvād chhe temā em kahyu chhe je, ‘Satya-shauchādik je kalyāṇkārī evā ogaṇchāḷīs guṇ⁵⁹ teṇe yukta Bhagwānnu swarūp chhe.’ Māṭe sarve dharma Bhagwānnī mūrtine ādhāre rahe chhe, te sāru Bhagwānne dharmadhurandhar kahyā chhe. Ane vaḷī, Shrīmad Bhāgwatnā Pratham Skandhne viṣhe Shaunakādik Ṛuṣhie Sūtpurāṇīne pūchhyu chhe je, ‘Dharmanā bakhtarrūp⁶⁰ evā je Shrī Kṛuṣhṇa Bhagwān te antardhān thayā pachhī dharma kene sharaṇe rahyo?’ Māṭe dharma te Bhagwānnī mūrtine ja āshare rahe chhe. Te sāru je Bhagwānnī mūrtine viṣhe niṣhṭhā rākhe tene Bhagwānnu swarūp hṛudayamā rahe, eṭale tenā hṛudayamā dharma paṇ rahe. Māṭe je swarūpniṣhṭhā rākhe tene dharmaniṣhṭhā sahaje ja rahe ane ekalī dharmaniṣhṭhā rākhe to swarūpniṣhṭhā moḷī paḍī jāy chhe. Te kāraṇpaṇā māṭe buddhivān hoy tene swarūpniṣhṭhā ja draḍh karīne rākhavī, to te bheḷī dharmaniṣhṭhā paṇ draḍhpaṇe raheshe.”

Pachhī Muktānand Swāmīe bījo prashna pūchhyo je, “Panch-viṣhay jitāya te vairāgye karīne jitāya chhe ke koī bījo upāya chhe?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Vairāgya hoy athavā na hoy, paṇ jo Parameshvare kahyā evā je niyam tene viṣhe khabaḍdār rahe to panch-viṣhay jitāya chhe. Ane jo shabda thakī vairāgye karīne vṛutti pāchhī vāḷe to ghaṇo prayās kare to paṇ shabda sambhaḷāya kharo ane kānne bīḍī le to sahaje shabda sambhaḷāya nahī. Tem ja ayogya padārthne tvachāe karīne aḍe nahī to sahaje sparsh jitāya. Tem ja ayogya vastu hoy tene netre karīne jue nahī to sahaje rūp jitāya. Tem ja je je svādu bhojan hoy tene meḷāvī pāṇī nākhīne jame tathā yukta āhār kare eṭale sahaje ja rasanā jitāya. Tem ja ayogya gandh hoy tyā nākne bīḍī le to sahaje gandh jitāya. Evī rīte niyame karīne panch-viṣhay jitāya chhe. Ane jo niyammā na rahe to game tevo vairāgyavān hoy tathā gnānī hoy paṇ teno ṭhā rahe nahī; māṭe viṣhaya jītyānu kāraṇ to Parameshvarnā bāndhelā je niyam te ja chhe. Temā paṇ mand vairāgyavāḷāne to niyammā rahevu e ja ūgaryāno upāya chhe; jem māndo hoy te karī pāḷīne oṣhadh khāya to ja nīrogī thāy.”

Pachhī Akhanḍānand Swāmīe pūchhyu je, “Māndāne to karīno niyam hoy je, āṭalā divas ja karī rākhavī, tem kalyāṇnā sādhanno paṇ koī niyam chhe ke nathī?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jene shraddhā mand hoy tene to ghaṇek janme karīne sādhannī samāpti thāy chhe. Te Bhagwad Gītāmā kahyu chhe je, ‘Aneka-janmasansiddhastato yāti parām gatim’⁶¹ e shlokmā em kahyu chhe je, ‘Anek janme karīne sansiddha thayo je yogī te je te param-padne pāme chhe,’ e mand shraddhāvāḷāno pakṣh chhe. Ane jene baḷavān shraddhā hoy te to tatkāḷ siddha thāy chhe, te paṇ Gītāmā kahyu chhe -

“E shlokno em arth chhe je, ‘Niyammā chhe indriyo jenā ne shraddhāvān evo je puruṣh te gnānne pāme chhe ne gnānne pāmīne tatkāḷ param padne pāme chhe.’ Māṭe je atishaya shraddhāvān hoy tene vahelī sādhannī samāpti thāy chhe ane jene mand shraddhā hoy tene to anek janme karīne sādhannī samāpti thāy chhe. Jem koī puruṣh Kāshīe jato hoy ne te ākhā divasmā be ḍagalā chālato hoy tene to Kāshīe jatā bahu divas lāge ane je vīs vīs gāu chālavā mānḍe te to ahīthī Kāshīe thoḍāk divasmā pahoche; tem jene shraddhā baḷavān chhe te to hamaṇā tarat satsangī thayo hoy to paṇ atishaya saras thaī jāy chhe ane jene shraddhā mand hoy te to ghaṇā kāḷ thayā satsangī thayo hoy toya paṇ locho-pocho rahe chhe.”

Pachhī Shrī Gurucharaṇratānand Swāmīe pūchhyu je, “Jyāre mand shraddhāvāḷānu anek janme kalyāṇ thāy tyāre tyā sudhī te kyā raheto hashe?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Sundar devalok hoy tyā jaīne te rahe chhe. Ane jyāre e Bhagwānnu dhyān karato tyāre e bhakta Bhagwān sāmu joto, tyāre Bhagwān paṇ te bhakta sāmu jotā. Pachhī Bhagwānnu dhyān karatā thakā je je viṣhaynu eṇe chintavan karyu hatu ane je je viṣhaymā e bhaktane het hatu, te Bhagwān sarve najare joīne ane e deh mūke tyāre ene jevā bhog vahālā chhe tevā bhog je lokmā chhe te lokmā e bhaktane pahochāḍe chhe; ane kāḷne em āgnā kare chhe je, ‘E bhaktanā bhogne tu khanḍan karīsh mā.’ Māṭe te nirantar devalokmā rahyo thako bhogne bhogave chhe. Pachhī mṛutyulokmā āvīne anek janme karīne mokṣhane pāme chhe.”

Pachhī Akhanḍānand Swāmīe bījo prashna pūchhyo je, “Tīvra shraddhāvān puruṣhnā shā lakṣhaṇ chhe?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jene tīvra shraddhā hoy tene jyāre Bhagwānne darshane āvavu hoy athavā bhagwat-kathā-vārtā sāmbhaḷvī hoy tathā Bhagwānnī mānasī pūjā karavī hoy ityādik je je Bhagwān sambandhī kriyā tene karyā sāru snānādik je potānī dehkriyā tene atishaya utāvaḷo thaīne kare. Ane kāgaḷ lakhīne ame koīk vartamān feravyu hoy to tene karavāne arthe paṇ ākaḷo thaī jāy. Ane moṭo māṇas hoy to paṇ Bhagwānnā darshan sāru bāḷaknī peṭhe ākaḷāī karavā mānḍe. Evā jenā lakṣhaṇ hoy tene tīvra shraddhāvān jāṇavo. Ane je evī shraddhāvāḷo hoy te sarve indriyone paṇ tatkāḷ vash kare chhe. Ane jene Bhagwānnā mārgmā mand shraddhā hoy tenā indriyo viṣhay sanmukh ati tīkṣhṇapaṇe yukta hoy. Te game teṭalo santāḍavā jāy paṇ saune jaṇāī jāy je, ‘Ānī indriyonā viṣhay sanmukh tīkṣhṇa veg chhe.’ Ane indriyonu rūp to vāyunā veg jevu chhe, jem vāyu dekhāya nahī paṇ vṛukṣhne halāve teṇe karīne jaṇāya chhe je, vāyu vāya chhe; tem indriyonī vṛuttio dekhātī nathī paṇ viṣhay sanmukh doḍe te saune jaṇāya chhe ane jo kapaṭe karīne te ḍhānkavā jāy to kapaṭī jāṇīne teno saune atishay avaguṇ āve chhe. Māṭe jenā indriyomā viṣhay bhogavyānī tīkṣhṇatā hoy te koī prakāre chhānī rahe nahī.”

Pachhī Muktānand Swāmīe pūchhyu je, “Viṣhay sanmukh indriyonī je tīkṣhṇatā tene ṭāḷyāno sho upāya chhe?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Indriyonī tīkṣhṇatāne ṭāḷyāno e ja upāya chhe je, Parameshvare tyāgīnā ne gṛuhasthnā je niyam bāndhyā chhe temā sarve indriyone maraḍīne rākhe to sahaje ja indriyonī tīkṣhṇatā maṭī jāy. Ane shrotra, tvak, chakṣhu, rasanā ane ghrāṇ e pāche indriyone jyāre kumārgmā na jāvā de tyāre indriyonā āhār shuddha thāy chhe, te keḍe antahkaraṇ paṇ shuddha thāy chhe. Māṭe vairāgyanu baḷ hoy athavā na hoy to paṇ jo indriyone vash karīne Parameshvarnā niyammā rākhe to jem tīvra vairāgye karīne viṣhay jitāya chhe te thakī paṇ te niyamvāḷāne visheṣhe viṣhay jitāya chhe. Māṭe Parameshvarnā bāndhel je niyam chhe tene ja ati draḍh karīne rākhavā.”

Pachhī vaḷī Akhanḍānand Swāmīe pūchhyu je, “Jene mand shraddhā hoy tene shraddhā vṛuddhi kem pāme?” Pachhī Shrījī Mahārāj bolyā je, “Jo Bhagwānnu māhātmya jaṇāya to mand shraddhā hoy te paṇ vṛuddhine pāme. Jem pāṇī pīvānu vāsaṇ mṛuttikānu hoy temā sahaje ja prīti thāy nahī ane te pātra jo suvarṇanu hoy to temā sahaje ja prīti thāy; tem Bhagwānnu tathā Bhagwānnī kathā-kīrtanādiknu māhātmya jaṇāya to sahaj swabhāve ja Bhagwānmā tathā kathā-kīrtanādikmā shraddhā vṛuddhi pāme chhe. Māṭe je prakāre Bhagwānnu māhātmya samajāya te upāya karavo ne jo e upāya kare to shraddhā na hoy to paṇ shraddhā thāy chhe ane jo mand shraddhā hoy to te vṛuddhine pāme chhe.”

Samvat 1878na Bhadarava sudi 10 dashmine divas Swami Shri Sahajanandji Maharaj Shri Gadhada madhye Dada Khacharna darabarma Shri Vasudev Narayanna mandir pase pat upar virajman hata ane sarva shvet vastra dharan karya hata ane potana mukharvindni agal munimandal tatha desh-deshna haribhaktani sabha bharaine bethi hati.

Pachhi Muktanand Swamie prashna puchhyo je, “Ek to Arjunni pethe je swarupnishtha ane biji Yudhishthir Rajani pethe je dharmanishtha - e be nishtha chhe, temathi je swarupnishthanu bal rakhe tene dharmanishtha moli padi jay chhe ane je dharmanishthanu bal rakhe tene swarupnishtha moli padi jay chhe. Mate evo sho upaya chhe je, jene karine e bemathi eke nishtha moli na pade?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je,⁵⁸ “Pruthvino ne Dharmano Shrimad Bhagwatna Pratham Skandhne vishe samvad chhe tema em kahyu chhe je, ‘Satya-shauchadik je kalyankari eva oganchalis gun⁵⁹ tene yukta Bhagwannu swarup chhe.’ Mate sarve dharma Bhagwanni murtine adhare rahe chhe, te saru Bhagwanne dharmadhurandhar kahya chhe. Ane vali, Shrimad Bhagwatna Pratham Skandhne vishe Shaunakadik Rushie Sutpuranine puchhyu chhe je, ‘Dharmana bakhtarrup⁶⁰ eva je Shri Krushna Bhagwan te antardhan thaya pachhi dharma kene sharane rahyo?’ Mate dharma te Bhagwanni murtine ja ashare rahe chhe. Te saru je Bhagwanni murtine vishe nishtha rakhe tene Bhagwannu swarup hrudayama rahe, etale tena hrudayama dharma pan rahe. Mate je swarupnishtha rakhe tene dharmanishtha sahaje ja rahe ane ekali dharmanishtha rakhe to swarupnishtha moli padi jay chhe. Te karanpana mate buddhivan hoy tene swarupnishtha ja dradh karine rakhavi, to te bheli dharmanishtha pan dradhpane raheshe.”

Pachhi Muktanand Swamie bijo prashna puchhyo je, “Panch-vishay jitaya te vairagye karine jitaya chhe ke koi bijo upaya chhe?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Vairagya hoy athava na hoy, pan jo Parameshvare kahya eva je niyam tene vishe khabaddar rahe to panch-vishay jitaya chhe. Ane jo shabda thaki vairagye karine vrutti pachhi vale to ghano prayas kare to pan shabda sambhalaya kharo ane kanne bidi le to sahaje shabda sambhalaya nahi. Tem ja ayogya padarthne tvachae karine ade nahi to sahaje sparsh jitaya. Tem ja ayogya vastu hoy tene netre karine jue nahi to sahaje rup jitaya. Tem ja je je svadu bhojan hoy tene melavi pani nakhine jame tatha yukta ahar kare etale sahaje ja rasana jitaya. Tem ja ayogya gandh hoy tya nakne bidi le to sahaje gandh jitaya. Evi rite niyame karine panch-vishay jitaya chhe. Ane jo niyamma na rahe to game tevo vairagyavan hoy tatha gnani hoy pan teno tha rahe nahi; mate vishaya jityanu karan to Parameshvarna bandhela je niyam te ja chhe. Tema pan mand vairagyavalane to niyamma rahevu e ja ugaryano upaya chhe; jem mando hoy te kari paline oshadh khaya to ja nirogi thay.”

Pachhi Akhandanand Swamie puchhyu je, “Mandane to karino niyam hoy je, atala divas ja kari rakhavi, tem kalyanna sadhanno pan koi niyam chhe ke nathi?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jene shraddha mand hoy tene to ghanek janme karine sadhanni samapti thay chhe. Te Bhagwad Gitama kahyu chhe je, ‘Aneka-janmasansiddhastato yati param gatim’⁶¹ e shlokma em kahyu chhe je, ‘Anek janme karine sansiddha thayo je yogi te je te param-padne pame chhe,’ e mand shraddhavalano paksh chhe. Ane jene balavan shraddha hoy te to tatkal siddha thay chhe, te pan Gitama kahyu chhe -

“E shlokno em arth chhe je, ‘Niyamma chhe indriyo jena ne shraddhavan evo je purush te gnanne pame chhe ne gnanne pamine tatkal param padne pame chhe.’ Mate je atishaya shraddhavan hoy tene vaheli sadhanni samapti thay chhe ane jene mand shraddha hoy tene to anek janme karine sadhanni samapti thay chhe. Jem koi purush Kashie jato hoy ne te akha divasma be dagala chalato hoy tene to Kashie jata bahu divas lage ane je vis vis gau chalava mande te to ahithi Kashie thodak divasma pahoche; tem jene shraddha balavan chhe te to hamana tarat satsangi thayo hoy to pan atishaya saras thai jay chhe ane jene shraddha mand hoy te to ghana kal thaya satsangi thayo hoy toya pan locho-pocho rahe chhe.”

Pachhi Shri Gurucharanratanand Swamie puchhyu je, “Jyare mand shraddhavalanu anek janme kalyan thay tyare tya sudhi te kya raheto hashe?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Sundar devalok hoy tya jaine te rahe chhe. Ane jyare e Bhagwannu dhyan karato tyare e bhakta Bhagwan samu joto, tyare Bhagwan pan te bhakta samu jota. Pachhi Bhagwannu dhyan karata thaka je je vishaynu ene chintavan karyu hatu ane je je vishayma e bhaktane het hatu, te Bhagwan sarve najare joine ane e deh muke tyare ene jeva bhog vahala chhe teva bhog je lokma chhe te lokma e bhaktane pahochade chhe; ane kalne em agna kare chhe je, ‘E bhaktana bhogne tu khandan karish ma.’ Mate te nirantar devalokma rahyo thako bhogne bhogave chhe. Pachhi mrutyulokma avine anek janme karine mokshane pame chhe.”

Pachhi Akhandanand Swamie bijo prashna puchhyo je, “Tivra shraddhavan purushna sha lakshan chhe?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jene tivra shraddha hoy tene jyare Bhagwanne darshane avavu hoy athava bhagwat-katha-varta sambhalvi hoy tatha Bhagwanni manasi puja karavi hoy ityadik je je Bhagwan sambandhi kriya tene karya saru snanadik je potani dehkriya tene atishaya utavalo thaine kare. Ane kagal lakhine ame koik vartaman feravyu hoy to tene karavane arthe pan akalo thai jay. Ane moto manas hoy to pan Bhagwanna darshan saru balakni pethe akalai karava mande. Eva jena lakshan hoy tene tivra shraddhavan janavo. Ane je evi shraddhavalo hoy te sarve indriyone pan tatkal vash kare chhe. Ane jene Bhagwanna margma mand shraddha hoy tena indriyo vishay sanmukh ati tikshnapane yukta hoy. Te game tetalo santadava jay pan saune janai jay je, ‘Ani indriyona vishay sanmukh tikshna veg chhe.’ Ane indriyonu rup to vayuna veg jevu chhe, jem vayu dekhaya nahi pan vrukshne halave tene karine janaya chhe je, vayu vaya chhe; tem indriyoni vruttio dekhati nathi pan vishay sanmukh dode te saune janaya chhe ane jo kapate karine te dhankava jay to kapati janine teno saune atishay avagun ave chhe. Mate jena indriyoma vishay bhogavyani tikshnata hoy te koi prakare chhani rahe nahi.”

Pachhi Muktanand Swamie puchhyu je, “Vishay sanmukh indriyoni je tikshnata tene talyano sho upaya chhe?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Indriyoni tikshnatane talyano e ja upaya chhe je, Parameshvare tyagina ne gruhasthna je niyam bandhya chhe tema sarve indriyone maradine rakhe to sahaje ja indriyoni tikshnata mati jay. Ane shrotra, tvak, chakshu, rasana ane ghran e pache indriyone jyare kumargma na java de tyare indriyona ahar shuddha thay chhe, te kede antahkaran pan shuddha thay chhe. Mate vairagyanu bal hoy athava na hoy to pan jo indriyone vash karine Parameshvarna niyamma rakhe to jem tivra vairagye karine vishay jitaya chhe te thaki pan te niyamvalane visheshe vishay jitaya chhe. Mate Parameshvarna bandhel je niyam chhe tene ja ati dradh karine rakhava.”

Pachhi vali Akhandanand Swamie puchhyu je, “Jene mand shraddha hoy tene shraddha vruddhi kem pame?” Pachhi Shriji Maharaj bolya je, “Jo Bhagwannu mahatmya janaya to mand shraddha hoy te pan vruddhine pame. Jem pani pivanu vasan mruttikanu hoy tema sahaje ja priti thay nahi ane te patra jo suvarnanu hoy to tema sahaje ja priti thay; tem Bhagwannu tatha Bhagwanni katha-kirtanadiknu mahatmya janaya to sahaj swabhave ja Bhagwanma tatha katha-kirtanadikma shraddha vruddhi pame chhe. Mate je prakare Bhagwannu mahatmya samajaya te upaya karavo ne jo e upaya kare to shraddha na hoy to pan shraddha thay chhe ane jo mand shraddha hoy to te vruddhine pame chhe.”

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